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List of Yearbook Terms Everyone Needs to Know

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for extra space around your page that is intentionally printed, then trimmed by the printer? The standard size is 1/8 inch and is used to allow for movement of the paper during printing. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Bleed

b)

Margin

c)

Gutter

d)

Padding

2.

A ________ is a line that gives credit to the author of a story. It can appear either at the beginning or end of copy. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Byline

b)

Headline

c)

Caption

d)

Dateline

3.

What are photos called that are captured without posing your subjects or distracting them from what they're doing, great for capturing everyday aspects of school life? Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Candids

b)

Portraits

c)

Landscapes

d)

Selfies

4.

A ________ is a page element that explains the who, what, when, where, and why of a photo, and can also be used in the yearbook to tell readers something they would not otherwise know when looking at a photograph. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Caption

b)

Header

c)

Footer

d)

Sidebar

5.

What is the term for the content of an article or news element, basically the words used to tell a story? Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Copy

b)

Layout

c)

Caption

d)

Headline

6.

A ________ element is the element on a page that immediately attracts a reader’s attention, such as a Drop Cap. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Dominant Element

b)

Supporting Element

c)

Decorative Element

d)

Secondary Element

7.

What is the term for page numbering that appears on the outside portion of pages, usually at the bottom, and may also contain the title of your yearbook or section title? Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Folio

b)

Header

c)

Caption

d)

Sidebar

8.

In yearbooks, what is the space between two facing pages called, which is important to keep clear because the space shrinks when the yearbook is bound?

a)

Gutter

b)

Margin

c)

Bleed

d)

Header

9.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a line (or lines) of large type used to introduce the most important fact to the reader.

a)

Headline

b)

Caption

c)

Footnote

d)

Sidebar

10.

Fill in the blank: ______ is the space between two letters that are next to one another. You can adjust it to avoid gaps in your text (for example: if character pairs are spaced too far apart).

a)

Kerning

b)

Tracking

c)

Leading

d)

Baseline

11.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a chart that represents the pages in a yearbook. It can be helpful when planning section placement and page content.

a)

Ladder

b)

Index

c)

Timeline

d)

Blueprint

12.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a design plan for a page or spread in a yearbook. It accounts for the size and position of all elements on a page.

a)

Layout

b)

Caption

c)

Font

d)

Border

13.

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the introductory portion of a news story; usually the first sentence or paragraph. It relays to the reader the most essential information. In traditional journalism, it is spelled "lede."

a)

Lead (or Lede)

b)

Byline

c)

Caption

d)

Dateline

14.

Fill in the blank: ______ is the space between lines of text. You can adjust it to increase readability or to squeeze more text onto a page. (Rule of thumb: The more space there is between lines of text, the easier that text is to read.)

a)

Leading

b)

Kerning

c)

Tracking

d)

Indentation

15.

Fill in the blank: A ______, also called a "mod," is essentially the yearbook equivalent of a sidebar. It is a smaller amount of text with accompanying photos that supports a page’s main story.

a)

Module

b)

Caption

c)

Header

d)

Feature

16.

Fill in the blank: ______ are posed photographs of individuals. These photos are the ones usually being referred to when someone is talking about their "yearbook photo" or "school portrait."

a)

Portraits

b)

Landscapes

c)

Candid shots

d)

Action photos

17.

Fill in the blank: ______ is used to catch any typos before sending a yearbook to print. It’s the last read of the yearbook and should be done on a printed proof.

a)

Proofreading

b)

Editing

c)

Publishing

d)

Designing

18.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a phrase or quote pulled from a story and used as a graphic element. It highlights a key topic or point in a story and is usually placed in larger, more distinctive type.

a)

Pull Quote

b)

Caption

c)

Byline

d)

Sidebar

19.

Fill in the blank: A ______ refers to two pages that face each other in a yearbook.

a)

spread

b)

section

c)

caption

d)

column

20.

Fill in the blank: A yearbook ______ is an idea or concept that’s used to tie together the various sections and stories found throughout the yearbook.

a)

theme

b)

editor

c)

photo

d)

cover

21.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a predesigned layout that helps maintain visual consistency throughout a book. Different sections may have different templates.

a)

template

b)

chapter

c)

font

d)

margin

22.

Fill in the blank: ______ is a color model traditionally used in printing. Printers use subtractive color, where cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks are applied to paper.

a)

CMYK

b)

RGB

c)

HSV

d)

LAB

23.

Fill in the blank: The abbreviation for dots per inch, ______, is a measurement of an image’s resolution. The higher the DPI of an image, the clearer and more detailed that image will print.

a)

DPI

b)

PPI

c)

RGB

d)

CMYK

24.

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a mathematical rule that’s used to repeatedly create visually pleasing designs. In yearbooks, you can use it to create different layouts, and it’s best to visualize it as a rectangle with its length being roughly one and a half (1.618) times its width.

a)

Golden Ratio

b)

Fibonacci Sequence

c)

Pythagorean Theorem

d)

Rule of Thirds

25.

Fill in the blank: ______ fonts are fonts that have equal width for each letter. They can be serifed or sans serifed.

a)

Monospaced

b)

Proportional

c)

Script

d)

Display

26.

Fill in the blank: In yearbook publishing, ______ are a word, part of a word, or a small line of text that falls at the end of a paragraph on a line by itself, creating unwanted white space and distracting readers.

a)

orphans

b)

headers

c)

captions

d)

footers

27.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a unit of measurement, often used to determine the width of an element on a yearbook page. It is equal to 1/6 inch (or 12 points).

a)

pica

b)

pixel

c)

centimeter

d)

inch

28.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the sharpness of an image. In print, it is measured in DPI. In digital, it is measured in pixels.

a)

Resolution

b)

Contrast

c)

Brightness

d)

Saturation

29.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a color model traditionally used in digital publishing. Colors are created in this model by adding red, green, and blue pixels to a black base.

a)

RGB

b)

CMYK

c)

HSV

d)

Pantone

30.

Fill in the blank: The '________' is a guideline in photography that encourages a photographer to move the primary subject of the photograph away from the center.

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Golden Ratio

c)

Leading Lines

d)

Symmetry

31.

Fill in the blank: ________ fonts lack the decorative elements found on serif fonts. They're great for digital projects, since they are easy to read on computer screens, but are also very popular for printed headlines.

a)

Sans Serif Fonts

b)

Script Fonts

c)

Monospaced Fonts

d)

Handwritten Fonts

32.

Fill in the blank: ________ fonts have small decorative elements (called serifs) at the end of letter strokes. These fonts are more legible at smaller sizes and are great to use in large bodies of text, like the body copy in your yearbook.

a)

Serif Fonts

b)

Sans-serif Fonts

c)

Script Fonts

d)

Display Fonts

33.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a set of standards used to create consistency in your yearbook. Also known as a style sheet, it can be used for typographic, graphic design, and copywriting.

a)

Style Guide

b)

Table of Contents

c)

Index

d)

Glossary

34.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the empty area around an object. Also known as negative space, it can be used to draw the viewer into a particular spot in the design and prevents content from overcrowding the page.

a)

White Space

b)

Texture

c)

Contrast

d)

Alignment

35.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a word or line of text that sits alone at the start of a column or page. They're similar to orphans in that they are distracting to readers.

a)

Widow

b)

Header

c)

Footer

d)

Caption